David Wright

News about David Wright, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Mar. 4, 2015

New York Mets captain David Wright has emerged as disciplinarian early in spring training, reprimanding pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard for eating lunch during intrasquad game. MORE

Feb. 23, 2015

New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who was sidelined in 2014 after jamming his shoulder in headfirst slide, is taking steps to avoid injury as team is counting on his abilities in coming season. MORE

Sep. 10, 2014

MLB Roundup; New York Mets beat Colorado Rockies, 2-0; reveal in news conference that David Wright has persistent inflammation in his left rotator cuff; other baseball news noted. MORE

Aug. 19, 2014

Batting slump of New York Mets third baseman David Wright is fueling speculation that shoulder injury he sustained during awkward slide in June game is hampering him more than he lets on. MORE

Jul. 22, 2014

New York Mets third baseman David Wright celebrates his tenth year with team; has spent his entire career with Mets, and may end up being franchise's greatest player ever to do so, but there is a nagging sense that team may have wasted his best years. MORE

Jun. 29, 2014

Baseball Roundup; New York Mets defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3 and learn that captain David Wright only has bruising on his left rotator cuff, suggesting he will probably avoid a stint on the disabled list. MORE

Jun. 28, 2014

MLB Roundup; New York Mets third baseman David Wright will undergo magnetic resonance imaging for shoulder aggravation sustained during game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. MORE

Mar. 13, 2014

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column notes that New York Mets third baseman David Wright is among game's best, but has been playing for losing team; Wright, under contract with the team through 2020, has already been in New York City longer than almost any other active Met or Yankee except for Derek Jeter. MORE

Feb. 14, 2014

New York Mets third baseman David Wright has seven years left on contract extension he signed in 2012; having seen team make playoffs only once in his 10 seasons with Mets, he knows time is running out on hopes for team's payroll to increase enough to bring in top-end free agents and hopes of a championship. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

New York Mets captain David Wright makes public that after five straight losing seasons he is just as anxious as all those tortured Mets fans wondering what general manager Sandy Alderson will do to improve the team. MORE

Sep. 27, 2013

Baseball Roundup; Milwaukee Brewers beat New York Mets, 4-2; Mets third baseman David Wright is hit in head by a pitch, walks off the field on his own but is taken out of game as precaution; other scores noted. MORE

Aug. 4, 2013

New York Mets place third baseman David Wright on 15-day disabled list with strained hamstring. MORE

Jul. 7, 2013

New York Mets third baseman David Wright and pitcher Matt Harvey make National League All-Star squad for game at Mets home Citi Field; New York Yankees will be represented by second baseman Robinson Cano and pitcher Mariano Rivera. MORE

Jun. 15, 2013

New York Mets third baseman David Wright is running second in All-Star balloting for National League third baseman, behind the San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval, who beat him out in 2012; Mets are doing their best to promote Wright. MORE

May. 5, 2013

New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who crushed fastball off Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel, says his game-changing, ninth-inning homer was luck. MORE

Mar. 25, 2013

New York Mets infielders David Wright and Daniel Murphy, who are recovering from rib-cage injuries, show modest progress and hope to play on opening day. MORE

Mar. 21, 2013

David Wright is the franchise’s fourth captain, and its first since reliever John Franco. MORE

Mar. 17, 2013

Mets third baseman David Wright, recovering from a strained muscle, said he hoped to be healthy by April 1, opening day. MORE

Mar. 16, 2013

New York Mets third baseman David Wright is found to have a strained left intercostal muscle, putting his readiness for opening day in doubt; revelation is perhaps worst among series of injuries for the team. MORE

Mar. 1, 2013

New York Mets third baseman David Wright will be only player from his team on United States roster for World Baseball Classic. MORE

Feb. 20, 2013

Harvey Araton On Baseball column says New York Mets third baseman David Wright chose to be part of process over win-now gratification by agreeing to eight-year, $138 million deal with Mets. MORE

Feb. 19, 2013

Six New York Mets players, including star third baseman David Wright, became engaged to their partners before arriving in Florida for spring training. MORE

Dec. 6, 2012

New York Mets hold press conference announce their new contract with third baseman David Wright. MORE

Dec. 1, 2012

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column questions what New York Mets third baseman David Wright gains by agreeing to an 8-year contract extension. MORE

Nov. 28, 2012

New York Mets offer seven-year contract to third baseman David Wright. MORE

Oct. 4, 2012

New York Mets defeat Miami Marlins, 4-2, on the final day of a disappointing regular season; Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says signing third baseman David Wright and pitcher R A Dickey to contract extensions will be the organization’s top priority this winter. MORE

Sep. 27, 2012

New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0; Mets third baseman David Wright passes Ed Kranepool as the Mets’ career hit leader. MORE

Sep. 26, 2012

New York Mets third baseman David Wright picks up his 1,418th career hit, tying Ed Kranepool's all-time Mets hits record. MORE

Aug. 19, 2012

New York Mets third baseman David Wright has set career club marks for runs batted in, runs, walks and strikeouts, and is on pace to surpass Ed Kranepool's hits total of 1,418. MORE

Jul. 20, 2012

New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 9-5; Mets third baseman David Wright hits two home runs as the team snaps a six-game losing streak that began after the All-Star break. MORE

Jun. 15, 2012

New York Mets appeal to have pitcher R A Dickey's one-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays rescored as a no-hitter, contending that B J Upton's first-inning infield single should have been score an error on Mets third baseman David Wright; moves puts the team in the awkward position of trying to assign a negative statistic to one of its players. MORE

May. 25, 2012

Tyler Kepner On Baseball column asserts that the New York Mets should make third baseman David Wright a Met for life with a new contract; notes that Wright, who leads the majors in batting average and on-base percentage, could be a free agent after next season. MORE

Apr. 26, 2012

New York Mets defeat Miami Marlins, 5-1; Mets third baseman David Wright hits his third home run of the year, his second at Citi Field, where he hit only 22 in the park's first three seasons. MORE

Apr. 13, 2012

New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who fractured his right pinkie finger, can play in upcoming series against Philadelphia Phillies if he can tolerate the discomfort. MORE

Apr. 11, 2012

Washington Nationals defeat New York Mets, 6-2, to hand Mets their first loss of the season; Mets third baseman David Wright, who sustained hand injury in previous game, is scratched from lineup. MORE

Mar. 27, 2012

New York Mets third baseman David Wright plays in his first game of the spring after being sidelined with torn abdominal muscle, and Johan Santana pitches five more innings with no signs of pain, positive news for the Mets on both fronts. MORE

Mar. 23, 2012

New York Mets third baseman David Wright participates in a full day of practice after being sidelined for much of the preseason with a strained abdominal muscle. MORE

Sep. 20, 2011

New York Mets third baseman David Wright, who missed time with stress fracture in his back, is set to finish what would amount, statistically, to his worst professional season; is hitting .263 with .927 fielding percentage, both below his career averages. MORE

May. 18, 2011

New York Mets make moves to compensate for injured third baseman David Wright, calling up young players Ruben Tejada and Nick Evans from the minors. MORE

May. 17, 2011

New York Mets third baseman David Wright will miss significant time with stress fracture in his back. MORE

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David Wright had three hits and three runs batted in and Juan Lagares added a career-high four hits, with two R.B.I., as the offensively challenged Mets tallied 16 hits, two shy of their season high, in beating the Marlins.